Pictures of the day: 3 September 2012

A woman wearing a fireproof glove passes a fireball to another woman during the traditional "Bolas de Fuego" (Balls of Fire) festival in Nejapa, near San Salvador. The festival involves throwing fireballs made of rags, tied up with wire and soaked in diesel fuel. The festival is dedicated to Saint Geronimo, who fought the devil with fireballs, and also commemorates the eruption of San Salvador's El Playon volcano in 1658 which destroyed the first settlement in the village.Picture: REUTERS/Ulises Rodriguez